{"product_id":"9780241554890-im-not-as-well-as-i-thought-i-was","title":"I’m Not as Well as I Thought I Was","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most powerful books of the year'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Nobody can make the serious funny and the funny serious quite like Ruby.' \u003c\/b\u003e- Alastair Campbell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDear Reader,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChecking into a mental clinic wasn't exactly on my radar in 2022. Writing about it wasn't either. But here we are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI spent a lifetime trying to create a 'front' to give everyone the illusion that all is well. It wasn't, and it isn't. Now I look back and I think, 'what the f*ck was that all about?'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI began the book trying to find meaning by going on various, life-changing journeys, I ended up in a mental clinic; obviously things didn't work out the way I expected. This is the story of what happened after the mental car crash . From then on, the journey had to turn inward. It turns out I wasn't looking for meaning, I was looking for home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI'm not a fiction writer. I can't fake it. I could say I rode into the sunset, but life isn't like that unless you're a cowboy. Truth is I'm not as well as I thought I was.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese days, trying to stay sane in a completely chaotic world makes life incredibly difficult. For those readers who are deep in the darkness of mental illness, I hope my book makes you feel less alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTake care, love,\u003cbr\u003eRuby x\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'If you buy only one book this year, make it this one.'\u003c\/b\u003e - Joanna Lumley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A true tour de force. We're all a little messed up in our own ways, but we should all strive to be as fabulously fearless as Ruby.' \u003c\/b\u003e- Fearne Cotton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs seen on Channel 5 Castaway\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times Bestseller, May 2023\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40829327179873,"sku":"9780241554890","price":15.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32272411.jpg?v=1737106411","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241554890-im-not-as-well-as-i-thought-i-was","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}